Bridge of death by: MANOWAR from the album Hail to England.
If you know anything about manowar,
you should realize that the intro of the song is played on bassguitar.
The intro is too fast for me to tab.
I have however arranged the bass back ground in the beginning of the song
for guitar. This tab is probably full of errors.
-Forgive me, This is my first time tabbing and I first layed my hands on a
guitar 3 months ago, with no-one but my self and guitar tablature to teach me.
Ignore the timing. Listen to the song to get the rirght timing and when to "hold" chords.
John "thunderlord" Wahlén. 18years old Sweden.
X= Mute, play only for percussive "metal-sound".
p= Pull
h= Hammer
As soon as the intro slows down, play this:
Slowly crossing... ... belo... ..ow
e |--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B |-5---5---5---5---5---5---5---5---5---5---5---5---54---4---4---4------4---4---4-7p4h7p4---4--|
G |--6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6--6-6-6-6-6-6-6-65-5-5-5-5-5---------5-5---|
D |---6---6---6---6---6---6---6---6---6---6---6---6----6---6---6---6--6---6---6-----------6----|
A |--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E |--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Never stopping.. ..sho... ..ow
e |--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B |---5---5---5---5---5---5---5---54---4---4---4------4---4---4-7p4h7p4---4--|
G |6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6--6-6-6-6-6-6-6-65-5-5-5-5-5---------5-5---|
D |-6---6---6---6---6---6---6---6----6---6---6---6--6---6---6-----------6----|
A |--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E |--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
And this... ...ho... ..me
e |--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B |---5---5---5---5---5---5---5---54---4---4---4------4---4---4-7p4h7p4---4--|
G |6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6--6-6-6-6-6-6-6-65-5-5-5-5-5---------5-5---|
D |-6---6---6---6---6---6---6---6----6---6---6---6--6---6---6-----------6----|
A |--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E |--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
For he... ...so... ..ul
e |----------------------------------------------------------| |----------|
B |---5---5---5---5---5---5---5---54---4---4---4------4---4--| |5-6-8-6-5-|
G |6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6--6-6-6-6-6-6-6-65-5-5-5-5-| |----------|
D |-6---6---6---6---6---6---6---6----6---6---6---6--6---6----| |----------|
A |----------------------------------------------------------| |----------|
E |----------------------------------------------------------| |----------|
He calls my name, .. and waves me on.
e |-------| e |-------|
B |-------| B |-------|
G |-------| G |-------|
D |6---6-6| D |-------|
A |4---4-4| A |4---4-4|
E |-------| E |2---2-2|
e |------------------------------------| |----------|
B |------------------------------------| |5-6-8-6-5-|
G |------------------------------------| |----------|
D |6---6-6-2---4---4-4-2---6---6-6-4-6-| |----------|
A |4---4-4-0---2---2-2-0---4---4-4-2-4-| |----------|
E |------------------------------------| |----------|
The fallen one, .. he stands in flames.
e |-------| e |-------|
B |-------| B |-------|
G |-------| G |-------|
D |6---6-6| D |-------|
A |4---4-4| A |4---4-4|
E |-------| E |2---2-2|
e |------------------------------------|
B |------------------------------------|
G |------------------------------------|
D |6---6-6-2---4---4-4-2---6---6-6-4-6-|
A |4---4-4-0---2---2-2-0---4---4-4-2-4-|
E |------------------------------------|
AAAaaaAAAaaaooo!!
e |-----------------------------------------------|
B |-----------------------------------------------|
G |-----------------------------------------------|
D |6---6-6-4---6-6-x--x-x---6---6-6-4---6--x---x-x|
A |4---4-4-2---4-4-x--x-x---4---4-4-2---4--x---x-x|
E |-----------------------------------------------|
e |--------------------------------------|
B |--------------------------------------|
G |--------------------------------------|
D |6---6-6-4---6-6-x--x-x---6---6-6-4---6|
A |4---4-4-2---4-4-x--x-x---4---4-4-2---4|
E |--------------------------------------|
Verses:1-4
Well the life... ...full of riches and sucess, Has a price that I made...
e |-------------------------| |-------------------------| |-----------------------|
B |-------------------------| |-------------------------| |-----------------------|
G |-------------------------| |-------------------------| |-----------------------|
D |6---6-6-4---6-6--x---x-x-| |-------------------------| |--6---6-6-4---6-6---4--|
A |4---4-4-2---4-4--x---x-x-| |-4---4-4-2---4---x---x-x-| |--4---4-4-2---4-4---2--|
E |-------------------------| |-2---2-2-0---2---x---x-x-| |-----------------------|
And the light... ...to guide my every footstep, Is insurance if I falter...
e |-------------------------| |-------------------------| |-----------------------|
B |-------------------------| |-------------------------| |-----------------------|
G |-------------------------| |-------------------------| |-----------------------|
D |6---6-6-4---6-6--x---x-x-| |-------------------------| |--6---6-6-4---6-6---4--|
A |4---4-4-2---4-4--x---x-x-| |-4---4-4-2---4---x---x-x-| |--4---4-4-2---4-4---2--|
E |-------------------------| |-2---2-2-0---2---x---x-x-| |-----------------------|
And what God... ...and man has never seen, Are the riches of...
e |-------------------------| |-------------------------| |-----------------------|
B |-------------------------| |-------------------------| |-----------------------|
G |-------------------------| |-------------------------| |-----------------------|
D |6---6-6-4---6-6--x---x-x-| |-------------------------| |--6---6-6-4---6-6---4--|
A |4---4-4-2---4-4--x---x-x-| |-4---4-4-2---4---x---x-x-| |--4---4-4-2---4-4---2--|
E |-------------------------| |-2---2-2-0---2---x---x-x-| |-----------------------|
All my years of... ...gave support unto the bridge, I now cross it giving him my soul.
e |-------------------------| |-------------------------| |-----------------------|
B |-------------------------| |-------------------------| |-----------------------|
G |-------------------------| |-------------------------| |-----------------------|
D |6---6-6-4---6-6--x---x-x-| |-------------------------| |--6---6-6-4---6-6---4--|
A |4---4-4-2---4-4--x---x-x-| |-4---4-4-2---4---x---x-x-| |--4---4-4-2---4-4---2--|
E |-------------------------| |-2---2-2-0---2---x---x-x-| |-----------------------|
(The solo background is played on bass, let your bass player take care of that.)
After the solo:
Dark Lord, I summon thee
B |--------------|
G |--------------|
D |------------6-|
A |2-2---4--2--4-|
E |0-0---2--0----|
e |--------------|
Demanding the sacred right to burn in hell
e |--------------|
B |--------------|
G |--------------|
D |------------4-|
A |2-2---4--2--2-|
E |0-0---2--0----|
Ride up on hell's hot wind
e |--------------|
B |--------------|
G |--------------|
D |------------2-|
A |2-2---4--2--0-|
E |0-0---2--0----|
Face one more evil than thou
e |--------------|
B |--------------|
G |--------------|
D |--------------|
A |2-2---4--2--2-|
E |0-0---2--0--0-|
Take my lustful soul
B |--------------|
G |--------------|
D |------------6-|
A |2-2---4--2--4-|
E |0-0---2--0----|
e |--------------|
Drink my blood as I drink yours
e |--------------|
B |--------------|
G |--------------|
D |------------4-|
A |2-2---4--2--2-|
E |0-0---2--0----|
Impale me on the horns of death
e |--------------|
B |--------------|
G |--------------|
D |------------2-|
A |2-2---4--2--0-|
E |0-0---2--0----|
Cut off my head release all my evil Lucifer is king
Praise Satan
e |--------------| |----|
B |--------------| |----|
G |--------------| |----|
|9-8--------
D |------------9-| |9-8-|
A |2-2---4--2--7-| |7-6-|
E |0-0---2--0--0-| |----|
I know the one who waits, -Satan! is his name
e |----------------------------------------------------------------|
B |----------------------------------------------------------------|
G |----------------------------------------------------------------|
D |6-------------0---------------------------------5----------5-6--|
A |4-------------2---------------2-----------------3----------3-4--|
E |------------------------------0---------------------------------|
Across the bridge of death, here he stands in flame
e |----------------------------------------------------------------|
B |----------------------------------------------------------------|
G |----------------------------------------------------------------|
D |6-------------0---------------------------------5----------5-6--|
A |4-------------2---------------2-----------------3----------3-4--|
E |------------------------------0---------------------------------|
(Play the whole thing twice)
e |-----------------------------------------------|
B |-----------------------------------------------|
G |-----------------------------------------------|
D |6---6-6-4---6-6-x--x-x---6---6-6-4---6--x---x-x|
A |4---4-4-2---4-4-x--x-x---4---4-4-2---4--x---x-x|
E |-----------------------------------------------|
e |--------------------------------------|
B |--------------------------------------|
G |--------------------------------------|
D |6---6-6-4---6-6-x--x-x---6---6-6-4---6|
A |4---4-4-2---4-4-x--x-x---4---4-4-2---4|
E |--------------------------------------|
Verses:5-7
He is my provider as I walk into the void, For eternity I give to...
e |-------------------------| |-------------------------| |-----------------------|
B |-------------------------| |-------------------------| |-----------------------|
G |-------------------------| |-------------------------| |-----------------------|
D |6---6-6-4---6-6--x---x-x-| |-------------------------| |--6---6-6-4---6-6---4--|
A |4---4-4-2---4-4--x---x-x-| |-4---4-4-2---4---x---x-x-| |--4---4-4-2---4-4---2--|
E |-------------------------| |-2---2-2-0---2---x---x-x-| |-----------------------|
I shall do his bidding obey him without question, Even walk among the..
e |-------------------------| |-------------------------| |-----------------------|
B |-------------------------| |-------------------------| |-----------------------|
G |-------------------------| |-------------------------| |-----------------------|
D |6---6-6-4---6-6--x---x-x-| |-------------------------| |--6---6-6-4---6-6---4--|
A |4---4-4-2---4-4--x---x-x-| |-4---4-4-2---4---x---x-x-| |--4---4-4-2---4-4---2--|
E |-------------------------| |-2---2-2-0---2---x---x-x-| |-----------------------|
Satan, don't forsake me I wait for you to take me, Grant me wings and as your
e |-------------------------| |-------------------------| |-----------------------|
B |-------------------------| |-------------------------| |-----------------------|
G |-------------------------| |-------------------------| |-----------------------|
D |6---6-6-4---6-6--x---x-x-| |-------------------------| |--6---6-6-4---6-6---4--|
A |4---4-4-2---4-4--x---x-x-| |-4---4-4-2---4---x---x-x-| |--4---4-4-2---4-4---2--|
E |-------------------------| |-2---2-2-0---2---x---x-x-| |-----------------------|
e |-----------------------------------------------|
B |-----------------------------------------------|
G |-----------------------------------------------|
D |6---6-6-4---6-6-x--x-x---6---6-6-4---6--x---x-x|
A |4---4-4-2---4-4-x--x-x---4---4-4-2---4--x---x-x|
E |-----------------------------------------------|
e |--------------------------------------|
B |--------------------------------------|
G |--------------------------------------|
D |6---6-6-4---6-6-x--x-x---6---6-6-4---6| At the end; hit some bells and make wild noises!
A |4---4-4-2---4-4-x--x-x---4---4-4-2---4|
E |--------------------------------------|
Here are all the lyrics;
Slowly crossing as the river runs below
Never stopping for what's waiting soon will show
And this last time looking back I'll see my home
For he awaits me reaching for my soul
He calls my name, and waves me on
The fallen one he stands in flame
Well the life that he has given full of riches and sucess
Has a price that I made good in blood to pay
And the light he now is showing to guide my every footstep
Is insurance if I falter on my way
And what God has now forsaken and man has never seen
Are the riches of the underworld below
All my years of earthly pleasures gave support unto the bridge
I now cross it giving him my soul
Dark Lord, I summon thee
Demanding the sacred right to burn in hell
Ride up on hell's hot wind
Face one more evil than thou
Take my lustful soul
Drink my blood as I drink yours
Impale me on the horns of death
Cut off my head release all my evil
Lucifer is king
Praise Satan
I know the one who waits
Satan is his name
Across the bridge of death
There he stands in flame
I know the one who waits
Satan is his name
Across the bridge of death
There he stands in flame
He is my provider as I walk into the void
For eternity I give to him my soul
I shall do his bidding obey him without question
Even walk among the living if I'm told
Satan, don't forsake me
I wait for you to take me
Grant me wings and as your messenger I'll fly
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